Head of Cabinet, EVP Henna Virkkunen, Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy. @EU_Commission. RTs are not endorsements. Personal account.
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From Porto to Lisbon: two days meeting Ministers @Leitao_Amaro and @PauloRangel_pt, Gonçalo Matias and Parliament representatives.
In Porto, I met innovators, visited CEiiA and celebrated 40 years of Portugal in the EU 🇪🇺.
And finally, Web Summit!
Thank you, Portugal.
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Has Europe's tech moment arrived?
Don't miss my fireside chat at @WebSummit today.
Join me at 11:05 WET on the Central Stage or follow live here: youtube.com/watch?v=S9RHQGNI…
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A warm welcome to London to Executive Vice-President @HennaVirkkunen for discussions on AI cooperation.
The EU and UK share a strong interest in making AI a driver of innovation and competitiveness, while ensuring it remains safe and trustworthy.
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TikTok’s ‘For You Feed’ shows users a continuous stream of personalised videos, even when those are related to mental health struggles and body image.
These ‘rabbit holes’ can have a detrimental impact on users’ mental health, especially that of vulnerable adults and minors.
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Today, we preliminary found TikTok in breach of the #DSA for the so-called ‘rabbit hole effect’ of its recommender system.
Every time a user scrolls or likes a video on TikTok, the algorithm serves more of the same leading users down rabbit holes they cannot easily escape from.
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Cyber incidents affecting refrigeration systems show again how cyberattacks can disrupt essential services, businesses and daily life.
The Commission is in direct contact with national authorities and ready to support affected Member States.
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The EU–Canada Summit in Montréal opened a new chapter in our partnership 🇪🇺🇨🇦
At the EU–Canada Digital Partnership Council, we agreed to deepen cooperation on key digital priorities, from AI and international connectivity to digital identity and supercomputing.
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But also cross border media literacy projects, helping citizens navigate the information space safely and strengthening resilience against disinfo and foreign information manipulation and interference.
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€20.5M are now available to support journalism, media pluralism and media literacy across Europe.
The new calls will support journalism partnerships, cross border collaboration between news organisations, innovative business models, and local and public interest media.
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Today, we opened formal proceedings to assess whether Booking.com may have breached the Digital Services Act by not having diligently assessed or effectively mitigated risks related to fraudulent listings and non-compliant offers of accommodation services.
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Yesterday we started negotiations with Parliament and Member States on the European Business Wallets. This proposal from the Commission will soon allow our European businesses to communicate with public administrations and take care of administrative paperwork fully digitally.
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At the AI Summit in Dublin today, my message was clear: Europe must build its own AI capabilities, keep AI under human control and put it to work across our economy.
With the Irish Presidency we launched the European AI Innovation Month: nearly 100 events across Europe. 🚀
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Closer to Ukraine through deeper cooperation on cybersecurity.
Our 5th EU–Ukraine Cyber Dialogue in Brussels, was an important opportunity to discuss operational cybersecurity cooperation, alignment with EU norms and policies, cyber defence and diplomacy, including sanctions.
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In Sofia 🇧🇬
Meetings with PM Rumen Radev and Minister Ivan Vassilev, a visit to EnduroSat with Deputy PM Atanas Pekanov, and a roundtable with tech companies at Sofia Tech Park.
Europe has the innovation. Now our companies need room to scale.
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AI capabilities are advancing rapidly.
With a strong legal framework, decisive enforcement and the best scientific minds guiding our work, we can lead the way in ensuring safe and secure AI.
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Today, I hosted a special meeting of the Scientific Panel on AI to discuss recent AI incidents.
The panel has been investigating recent incidents involving loss of control over AI systems, and has prepared a set of questions for the companies that developed the models involved.
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Today’s plenary debate in the EP on KIDS Act shown the determination to make the online world a safer place for children & generations to come.
Protecting children online is one of this Commission's top priorities.
Children's attention must not be a commodity.
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Each of us can contribute by making good cyber hygiene part of our daily routine.
link.europa.eu/TwkVw8
Happy #EUCybersecMonth!
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October means European Cybersecurity Month!
Today’s Eurobarometer shows high awareness, but everyday habits need to catch up: 3 in 4 EU employees encountered suspicious emails, messages or links at work in the six months before the survey.
Let’s turn awareness into action.
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Today, I continued these critical discussions in two key virtual meetings: first with G7 ministers focused on AI safety, followed by a meeting with @MichaelKratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.